A crucial battle
After the Pelicans lost to the Spurs, the Los Angeles Lakers moved to ninth place in the West. The more this is not enough, the more dangerous the Lakers are, because the Spurs are only 1.5 wins away from the Lakers, and in the next schedule, the Lakers and pelicans have met twice, which means that if the Lakers cannot win these two games, then it is likely to be squeezed out of the top ten of the West by the Spurs, after all, the Spurs' next schedule is much easier than the Lakers. In other words, if you lose the qualification for the playoffs, then the playoffs will become empty talk.
In this game, the Los Angeles Lakers will challenge the New Orleans Pelicans away, the last time the two teams met, the Lakers lost by 28 points, and Ingram did not play in that game. However, this time, Ingram ushered in a comeback, which is undoubtedly a good opportunity for the Los Angeles Lakers to be humiliated.
James' three-pointers are hot
Howard still plays the starting center, after all, there is a Valanciunas opposite, and Gabriel also stays in the starting lineup to continue to give the team vitality. At the beginning of the first quarter, James was in full swing, shooting 4-of-7, 4-of-3-of-3, with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 1 blocking, Westbrook also had 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal on 3-of-4 shooting, Munch on the bench was 7 points and 1 assist, the Lakers blasted 31 points in a single quarter, while the Pelicans only scored 23 points, Ingram had 6 points and 3 rebounds, mcCollum 7 points and 3 assists.
After returning from the second quarter, James continued to exert his strength, constantly firing near 45 degrees on the left side, shooting 4 of three points, 12 points and 3 assists in a single quarter, Wei Shao also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist on 2 of 3 shots, Munch took 5 points and 4 assists, Tucker also had 6 points and 1 assist, the Lakers blossomed more, and the single quarter blasted 38 points, which was simply unstoppable. McCollum didn't score a single point in the quarter, Ingram only had four points and two assists, and the Pelicans only scored 26 points. So, at the end of the half, the Los Angeles Lakers led the Pelicans by 20 points 69-49.
Wei Shao dreamed back to the peak
James set a record, And so did Westbrook! The Lakers are 20 points ahead, which is really a shame. In the first half of the game, the individual performances of James and Westbrook were really impeccable. James shot 9-of-13, 9-of-3-of-3, 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, becoming the youngest Mr. 37,000 points in the NBA league, although he is no longer young, but in the history of the NBA, only Abdul-Jabbar scored more than 37,000 points, when Abdul-Jabbar was 40 years old, and James, only 37 years and 88 days.
Westbrook shot 5-of-7 and also had 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, making his performance remarkable. It is worth mentioning that in this game, Westbrook's total regular season score exceeded the position and came to the 31st place in the NBA's all-time scoring list, which is also a great record. James and Westbrook set records at the same time, and the Lakers led by 20 points in the first half, all of which tells us that it will be a night of shame. Munch also had 12 points and six assists, Ingram had 10 points, three rebounds and two assists, Jones had 10 points, two assists and five steals, and McCollum had seven points and five assists.